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ORGANIZED 1870. 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 
1891. 









THE OBJECTS 

Of the East Washington Citizens’ Association are 
the fostering and advancing of all material interests in 
that part of the city and county of Washington lying 
east of a line drawn due north and south through the 
center of the dome of the National Capitol. [Con., 
Art. II.] 


MEMBERSHIP. 

Any reputable citizen or taxpayer of East Washington 
becomes a member of this Association upon payment of 
admission fee (50 cts.) and subscribing to the Consti¬ 
tution. [Con., Art. IIL] 

REGULAR MEETINGS. 

First Thursday evening of each month, at Baum’s 
Hall, opposite East Capitol postoffice. 



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CITIZENS’ 


ASSOCIATION, 


Organized 1870. 


Regular Meetings at Baum’s Hall, Fourth and East 
Capitol Sts., opposite East Capitol Post- 
office, on the First Thursday 
of Each Month at 
7.30 P. M. 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 
1891 



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Prepared and issued by the Executive 
Committee of the East Washington Cit¬ 
izens’Association in pursuance of Resolutions 
adopted by the Association June 4 and Dec. j, 
1891. 

In the compilation of the matter relating to 
East Washington , the Committee have been 
kindly permitted free access to material collected 
by one of its members , Mr. M. I. Weller , for 
a forthcoming volume. To his indefatigable 
researches is due much of the Historical Data 
and the Extracts from the doings of the City 
Councils herein presented. 


Gift 

Miss Cordelia Jackson 
Oct. 21, 1924 



ADDENDUM. 


Since this pamphlet was printed the Association has changed 
the number of Rule 3, page 56, (as printed) to 4, and adopted 
the following as 

Rule 3 . No report or discussion concerning the form of the 
District Government shall be allowed at meetings of this Asso¬ 
ciation, except by unanimous consent. 


Note.— fcrrors found in revision of the pamphlet will be corrected in 
next edition. 











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East Wttshipgtop. 


The term East Washington is not used to designate a sub¬ 
urb or appanage of the city of Washington, but to indicate 
that portion of the city of Washington and District of Co¬ 
lumbia lying east of a line drawn due north and south 
through the center of the rotunda of the National Capitol. 

AREA, ETC . 

It embraces— 

36 of the 72.3 square miles within the District. 
2,281 of the 6,111 acres within the city limits. 

545 of the 1,269 squares within the city limits.* 
1,814,609 square yards of street and avenue surface. 


It dontains— 

A population of (estimated) . 75,000 

Dwellings, (“)---- I 3 » 5 °° 
Churches, - 45 

High Schools,. 1 

School buildings, public and private, - - 38 

Street car lines, herdics and carettes, - - 7 

Fire engine houses, ..... 2 

Hook and ladder companies, .... 1 

National banks (Capitol), .... 1 

Gas works, - - - - - - I 

Police stations, ------ 2 


* [All squares numbered above No. 668 are east of North and South 
Capitol streets.] 





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Railways, - - 2 

Railway stations, - - - - 13 

Postoffices,. 6 

Stockyards, -. I 

Building associations,.13 

Brick yards,.- 10 


Its urban and suburban portions are connected by three 
bridges over the Anacostia river, to wit, Anacostia, Penn¬ 
sylvania Avenue, and Bennings. 

The plateau commonly called “ Capitol Hill,” on which 
the greater part of the population of East Washington is 
located, and on the western edge of which the Capitol stands, 
includes from 1,200 to 1,500 acres, nearly level, at an aver¬ 
age elevation of 75 feet above tide water, and surrounded on 
all sides by the valleys of present or former water courses, 
thus having most remarkable natural drainage, which causes 
its unusual degree of healthfulness, as shown by official 
reports. 

Within its territory are the following: 


PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS: 


U. S. Capitol, 

Corner stone (S. E. Cor. North Wing), laid Sept. 18, 1793 


North Wing completed, 

South Wing “ 

Entire (old) building completed, 
Corner Stone of Extension laid, 
Area of grounds, 

National Library, 

First stone laid, 

Estimated cost, 

Capacity (vols.) 

Ar^a of grounds, 


1800 

1S11 

1825 

- July 4, 1851 
52 acres. 

May 15, 1889 
$ 6,000,000 
5,000,000 to 7,000,000 
9 acres. 


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Navy Yard and Ordnance Factory, 

Original site purchased by Navy Dept. March 17, 1800 
Navy Yard established, - - - March 27, 1804 

Turned over to Bureau of Ordnance for Gun Factory, 1887 
Area of grounds, - - - - - 42 acres. 

Soldiers’ Home, 

Of the 495 acres of ground of the Soldiers’ Home, about 
one-half lie east of the line of North Capitol street, in East 
Washington. 

Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Florida ave. 
bet. 7th and 10th n. e. 

Incorporated,.1857 

Area of grounds, ..... no acres. 
Government Hospital for the Insane, (St. Elizabeth,) Ana- 
costia, 

Incorporated,.- 1854 

Area,.419 acres. 

Inmates,.1,600 

Naval Hospital, Pa. ave. bet. 9th and 10th s. e., 

Established,. 1863 

Area,.# acres. 

Cost of building, - - - - $115,000 

Marine Barracks, 8th and Gs. e., 

Erected,.1801 

Area of grounds, - - . - • 2 X acres * 

Coast and Geodetic Survey, N. J. ave., bet. B and C s. e., 
formerly in Thomas Laws’ Buildings, 

Established,. - 1807 

Reform School, 2 miles n. e. from Capitol, 

Established,.May 6, 1870 

Area of grounds,.150 acres. 

U. S. Jail and Washington Asylum, 19th street east, bet. B 
and E s. e., 

Area of grounds, 

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77 acres. 


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Providence Hospital, 2d and D s. e., 

Established,.*862 

Area of grounds,.2j£ acres. 

Catholic University, 2 miles north of Capitol, 

Established, ------- 1888 

Area of grounds, ----- 70 acres 

Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor, 3d and 
H sts. n. e., 

Established,.Feb’y, 1871 

Methodist Home, 12th and N n. e., 

Established,.1890 

German Orphan Asylum, Good Hope road, 

Established,.1878 

Area of grounds, ------ 32 acres. 

Cost of building,.$32,000 

PUBLIC PARKS AND RESERVATIONS. 

Lincoln Park.—6^ acres. Just 1 mile east of the Capi¬ 
tol, containing the statue of Abraham Lincoln, erected 
with funds contributed solely by Emancipated Citizens of 
the United States set free by the Proclamation of January 
1, 1863. This park was originally intended as the site of 
an historic column, as well as a mile or itinerary column 
from which all geographical distances in the United States 
were to be calculated. 

Garfield Park. —From South Capitol to 3d, below E s. e. 
Originally Town House Square, (Res. 17,) containing 23 
acres. 

Hospital Square.— East of 19th, between B and E s. e., 
(Res. 13,) now occupied by Jail, Washington Asylum, 
etc. 77 acres. 

Stanton Place.— 4th ar.d 6th streets and C n. e. 3^ 

acres. Containing the equestrian statue of Gen. Greene. 

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Folger Square.—D street, between 2d and 3d s. e. 
Marion Park.—S. C. ave., between 4th and 6th s. e. 
Seward Place. —Pa. ave. and N. C. ave., between 4th 
and 6th s. e. 

Reservations 15 and 16 (old Eastern Branch Market 
Space).—Bet. K and L, east of 5th s. e. 


STREETS , AVENUES AND ROADS. 

Length of streets and avenues improved 

Asphalt,. 

Granite, ..... 

Macadamized, .... 

Length of county roads improved, 


STREETS. 


East Capitol street, 

- 

- 

160 feet wide. 

North Capitol, 

- 

- 


- 130 “ 

ftft 

South Capitol, 

- 

• 

- 

130 “ 

ft ft 

1st, 

E., width 

110 feet. 

13th, 

E., width 90 feet. 

2d, 

ftft (ft 

90 “ 

14th, 

“ 

“ 100 

ftft 

3 d, 

« ft ft 

90 “ 

15th, 


“ 90 

(ft 

4th, 


85 “ 

1 6 th, 

ftft 

“ 80 

(ft 

5 th, 

ftft ft ft 

100 “ 

17th, 

ft ft 

“ 100 

(ft 

6th, 

ftft < ft 

85 “ 

18th, 

ftft 

“ 80 

ftft 

7 th, 

ftft ft • 

90 “ 

19th, 

ftft 

“ 80 

ftft 

8th, 

<ft (ft 

100 “ 

20th, 

ftft 

“ 100 

(ft 

9th, 


90 “ 

21st, 

ftft 

“ 80 

“ 

10th, 

(ft (ft 

80 “ 

22d, 

ftft 

“ 80 

ftft 

nth, 

(ft ftft 

90 “ 

23 d, 

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“ 80 

ftft 

12th, 

ftft ftft 

112 “ 

24th, 

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Carroll 

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1st to 2d, bet. B and C s. e. 

Chicago 

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1st to 2d, above F n. e. 

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Colfax 

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Decatur 

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N. Cap., bet. 0 and P. 

Gordon 

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F to G, bet. 2d and 3d n. e. 

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H to Anacostia river, bet. S. Cap. 
and 1st s. e. 

Hope 

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D to E above 12th s. e. 

Jackson 

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n. e., “ 

721 N. Cap., to rst n. e. 

Myrtle 

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ft it 

N. Cap., to 1st, above I. 

Prospect 

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Lincoln ave. 

Warren 

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tt tt 

B to C, bet. 13th and 14th n. e. 

Wylie 

ft 

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12th to 13th, above H. 


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AVENUES. 


City : 


Florida avenue n. e., 

width, 

160 

Georgia 

«< 

it 

160 

Kentucky 

« 

it 

120 

Maryland 

“ n. e., 

it 

160 

Massachusetts 

“ n. e. and s. e. 

it 

9 

160 

New Jersey 

“ s. e. 

it 

160 

New York 

“ n. e. 

it 

130 

North Carolina 

“ s. e. and n. e. 

it 

160 

Pennsylvania 

“ s. e. 

it 

160 

South Carolina 

€€ it it 

it 

160 

Tennessee 

a 

it 

120 

Virginia 

“ s. e. 

it 

160 

URBAN: 

entral avenue, n. 

e. from Lincoln ave. 



Elvans “ Sheridan ave., Hillsdale, to Stanton ave. 

Lincoln “ from Florida ave. and N. Cap. 

Minnesota “ Anacostia to Bennings. 

Nichols “ Anacostia to Giesboro road. 

Stanton “ from Nichols ave. 

Stevenson “ Nichols ave. to Anacostia River. 

Suitland “ Bowen Road to Marlboro Turnpike. 

Sumner “ Nichols ave. to Anacostia River. 

Talbert “ Nichols ave. to Stanton ave. 


ROADS. 

Anacostia road, (now Minnesota ave., which see above.) 
Bennings road, H and Florida ave. to District line. 
Bladensburg “ “ “ “ “ “ . “ 

Bowen “ Good Hope road to District line. 

Breeze Hill “ Anacostia road to Marlboro road. 

Chase “ from Lincoln ave. n. e. 

Cool Spring “ from 19th and C n. e. to Bennings road. 


IO 


Giesboro 

road. 

, Hamilton road and Nichols ave. to Dis¬ 
trict line. 

Good Hop< 


Anacostia to Good Hope. 

Hamilton 

Si 

Good Hope road to Nichols ave. 

Kelly 

SS 

Hamilton road to Nichols ave. 

Livingston 

SS 

Giesboro road to District line. 

Naylor 

si 

Anacostia road, Pa. Ave. Bridge to Dis¬ 
trict line. 

Ridge 

ss 

Anacostia road to Bowen road. 

Sheriff 

ss 

Anacostia road to District line. 

Wheeler 

ss 

Hamilton road to District line. 


SUBURBAN VILLAGES . 


Anacostia. Adjoining the city on the s. e., across the 
Anacostia River. 

Adjoining the city on the e., across the 
Anacostia River. 

Met. Branch R. R., miles n. e. of city. 
Bladensburg road, adjoining Graceland. 
B. & P. R. R., n. of Bennings. 

Adjoining city limits, n. of Capitol. 

East Washington Heights. Pa. ave. extended, east of 
Twining City. 

Hamilton Road, ]/ 2 mile s. e. of Anacostia. 
Opposite the city, south, across the Ana¬ 
costia River, 
i mile s. e. of Anacostia. 
i mile from the city, s. of Anacostia. 
Adjoining the city, n. e. 

]/ 2 mile n. e. of city, on B. & O. R. R. 
Central ave., i mile from Bennings road. 
I y miles n. e. of city, on B. & O. R. R. 
i mile n. e. of city, on Bladensburg road. 


Bennings. 

Brookland. 
Cottage Hill. 
Deanewood. 
Eckington. 


Garfield. 

Giesboro. 

Good Hope. 

Hillsdale. 

Isherwood. 

Ivy City. 

Lincoln. 

Montello. 

Oak Grove. 


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Rosedale. 
Terra Cotta. 
Trinidad. 

Twining City. 


n. e. of city, adjoining Isherwood. 

4 miles n. of city, on Metropolitan road. 
Adjoining city, e. of Deaf and Dumb Asy¬ 
lum. 

East end Penna. Ave. Bridge, s. e. of city. 


CEMETERIES . 


Congressional. 
Glenwood. 
Graceland. 
Mount Olivet. 


E and 18th streets s. e. 

Lincoln ave., ^ mile north of city limits. 
15th and H streets n. e. 

Bladensburg road. 






HISTORICAL DATA. 


1608 

First exploration of the Potomac river, as far as the 
Anacostia, by Capt. John Smith. 

1624 

First visit of a white man to the site of the city of 
Washington, of which there is record, by Capt. Henry 
Fleet, who ascended the Potomac to the “ town of Toho- 
ga,” for the purpose of trading with the Anacostia Indians, 
who then inhabited the territory upon which this city now 
stands. In his journal he gives a glowing account of its 
location, climate, healthfulness, fertility of soil, and abun¬ 
dance of game. 

1695 

First settlement within the limits of the District, by a 
body of Scotch and Irish exiles, adherents of the English 
house of Stuart, who named their place “ New Scotland.” 
Prince George’s county constituted. (Included the 
ost of the District of Columbia.) 

1745 

Frederick county incorporated. (Included northwest 
portion of the District of Columbia outside of Prince 
George’s county.) 

1751 

May 18—Act passed to lay out the city of Georgetown (then 
in Frederick county.) 

1770 

Nov. 20—Plat of Carrollsburg (Navy Yard and vicinity) 
recorded in Marlboro. 



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1771 

Oct. 28—Plat of Hamburg (National Observatory and vi¬ 
cinity) recorded in Marlboro. 

Montgomery county incorporated. (Carved out of 
Frederick county and included that portion of the Dis¬ 
trict of Columbia then in Frederick county.) 

1776 

Oct. 11—The freeholders and inhabitants of Prince Georges 
County who live west of the Eastern Branch petition “ to 
be annexed to the lower district of Frederick, now Mont¬ 
gomery County, and to have their Court House and other 
public buildings erected in Georgetown.” 

1783 

Oct. 7—Congress enacted that Federal buildings should be 
erected on the banks of the Delaware river or on the Po¬ 
tomac. 

1785 

Georgetown College founded. 

1786 

James Rumsey navigated the Potomac, at Shepherds- 
town, with a steamboat, in the presence of Gen. Washing¬ 
ton. 

1788 

Dec. 23—Act of cession by Maryland for a Federal city. 

1790 

July 16—General location as a site for National Capital ap¬ 
proved. 

1791 

January 22—Gen. Thomas Johnson, of Maryland, Hon. Dan¬ 
iel Carroll, owner of the estate called Carrollsburg, lying 
along the Eastern Branch, including the present Capi¬ 
tol Hill, and whose country seat, Duddington Manor, was 
located near where 2d and E streets, s. e., now intersect— 
and Dr. David Stuart of Alexandria, Va., were appointed 


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I 79 1 

Commissioners of the Federal District by President George 
Washington. 

January 24—The site definitely selected and its survey ordered 
by President Washington. (Amended March 30, I 79 1 -) 

March 3—President Washington announced to Thomas Jef¬ 
ferson that the negotiations for the purchase of the land 
for the Federal District had been concluded as follows: 

“ The terms entered into by me on the part of the United 
States with the landholders of Georgetown and Carrolls- 
burg are, that all the land from Rock Creek along the 
river to the Eastern Branch, and so upward to or above 
the ferry, including a breadth of about a mile and a-half, 
the whole containing from three thousand to five thousand 
acres, is ceded to the public on condition that when the 
whole is laid off as a city (which Major L’Enfant is now 
directed to do,) the present proprietors shall retain every 
other lot; and for such parts of the land as may be taken 
for public use for squares, walks, &c., they shall be allowed 
at the rate of ^25* an acre. Nothing is to be allowed 
for the ground which may be occupied for streets and 
alleys.” 

March 30—Nineteen original proprietors of the land signed 
agreements with the United States. 

April 15—First boundary stone of the District placed—gran¬ 
ite pillar, south corner. 

April 30—President Washington writes of it as the “ Fed¬ 
eral city.” 

Sept. 9—Commissioners Johnson, Stuart and Carroll author¬ 
ized the official names—“ City of Washington” and “ Ter- 


* Maryland money, 66 % dollars. Under this provision of the con¬ 
tract the Government selected 17 parcels or reservations of land, such 
as the Capitol grounds. President’s grouuds, etc., amounting in all to 
541 acres. In the division of the building lots the Government had 
10,136. 



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1791 

ritory of Columbia,” and adopted the mode of designating; 
streets by numbers and letters. 

Oct. 17—First sale of city lots at auction. 

Dec. 13—President Washington submitted to Congress his 
plan of the city as adopted by him. 

Dec. 19—Act of the legislature of Maryland defining the 
boundaries of the District. 

1792 

March 1—Major L’Enfant dismissed. Major Andrew Elli- 
cott placed in charge. 

March 14—Advertisements inserted in newspapers through¬ 
out the country calling for plans and specifications for a. 
President’s House and Capitol, and offering a premium of 
$500 and a lot for a satisfactory plan for the Capitol. 
(James Hoban’s plan for the President’s House adopted 
and he placed in charge of its construction.) 

Oct, 13—Corner stone of White House laid. 

1793 

July 25—Dr. Thornton’s plan of Capitol first selected, then 
rejected; preference being given to the modified ideas 
advanced by the French architect, Stephen L. Hallet. 

Sept. 18—Corner stone of Capitol laid at the south-east 
corner of north wing. 

Dec. 23.—6,000 original lots sold to Morris and Greenleaf, 
(on which they, January 18, 1825, still owed the United 
States, $113,254.21.) 

1795 

Dec. 24—The legislature of Maryland authorized the Eastern 
Branch Bridge Company to erect a toll bridge from the 
foot of Kentucky avenue across the Anacostia River to the 
land of Matthew Wigfield. Incorporators: Daniel Car- 
roll, George Walker, Notley Young, Thomas Law, et aL 
This bridge was partly destroyed Aug. 24, 1814, upon the 
approach of the British army, by a party of marines under 


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the command of Captain Creighton, U. S. Navy. It was 
repaired, but was finally totally burned in 1846. The piles 
are still visible at low tide. The Pennsylvania Avenue 
Bridge, the completion of which was celebrated under the 
auspices of the East Washington Citizens’ Association Au¬ 
gust 25, 1890, now spans the Anacostia at this place. 

*797 

March 5—George Hedfield was appointed by President John 
Adams to succeed Major Hallet, as Architect of the Capi¬ 
tol. He in turn was displaced by James Hoban in 1798- 
1798 

Jan. 20—Benjamin Stoddard, Thomas Law and John Tem- 
pleman were incorporated by the Legislature of Maryland 
as the “Anacostia Bridge Company” (Bennings Bridge)* 

1800 

Aug. 24—Congress directed that the public archives be re¬ 
moved from Philadelphia to Washington. 

Oct.—Federal offices moved to Washington, for which pur¬ 
pose a “ packet-sloop ” was employed. 

Nov. 17.—Sixth Congress convened at Washington, in the 
north wing of the U. S. Capitol. 

1801 

Feb. 27—Legal jurisdiction assumed by Congress over the 
District of Columbia, which was formed into two counties, 
to wit: all east of the Potomac to be called the County of 
Washington ; all west, the County of Alexandria. 

March 3—Act of Congress creating the Levy Court to man¬ 
age the affairs of the County of Washington. 

june 22 (to July 10)—.First session of the U. S. Circuit Court 
of the District of Columbia—William Kelly, Chief Judge ; 

• James Marshall and William Cranch, Associate Judges. 

1802 

May 3—The City of Washington incorporated by act of 
Congress, dividing it into three wards which might be in- 


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1802 

creased thereafter in the wisdom of the Councils, and pro¬ 
viding a government consisting of a Mayor, to be ap¬ 
pointed by the President, and two*Councils, the members 
of which were to be elecled”by the free white male tax¬ 
payers. The corporation was’granted full power to levy 
taxes, etc., but prohibited from selling unimproved lots for 
non-payment of taxes.—Robert Brent appointed Mayor by 
President Thomas Jefferson. 

June 17—First election of members of the City Councils. 

1809 

Feb. 16—Congress granted charter to Washington Canal 
Company to cut a canal from the Potomac river through 
the city to the Eastern Branch (near Navy Yard). 

1812 

May 4—Charter of city amended by Congress, permitting the 
Mayor to be elected by the Board of Aldermen, composed 
of two members from each ward, and the Board of Com¬ 
mon Council, consisting of three members from each 
ward. 

May 4—Congress directed that the Levy Court should take 
charge of county roads. 

1814 

Aug. 24—Battle of Bladensburg, followed by the invasion 
of the city by the British under Gen. Ross and Admiral 
Cockburn, who established their headquarters at Dr. 
James Ewell’s house, n. e. corner of A and 1st streets s. e. 
Their forces encamped in the Capitol Square, east of the 
Capitol. 

The Navy Yard with its contents, the Anacostia (Ben- 
nings) Bridge and the Eastern Branch (Penn, ave.) 
Bridge burnt by direction of Commodore Tingey upon the 
approach of the British army. 

Sept. 19—3d (special) session of 13th Congress convened by 
proclamation of President Madison, of Aug. 8, in chambers 


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1814 

fitted up in General Postoffice building, 7th street n. w., 
owing to destruction of Capitol. 

1815 

Feb’y 13—President authorized to repair or rebuild forthwith 
the President’s House, Capitol and public offices, and bor¬ 
row for these purposes $500,000 from any bank or banks in 
the District of Columbia. 

March 3—Act of Congress directing War Department to 
settle claims for damages sustained by the Anacostia 
Bridge Co. (Bennings). 

Act of Congress directing Navy Department to reim¬ 
burse the Eastern Branch Bridge Co. for injury to the 
bridge during the war (Penn. ave.). 

’ Dec. 8—1st Session of 14th Congress met in the Brick Cap¬ 
itol, corner 1st and A sts. n. e., erected by Daniel Carroll, 
Thomas Law et al., in four months’ time. Owners re¬ 
ceived $5,000 cash and an annual rental of $1,650. This 
building was afterwards a boarding house, in which John 
C. Calhoun died, March 31, 1850; then used as a U. S. 
military prison, 1861 to 1865, where Capt. Wirz was exe¬ 
cuted, November 10, 1865. At present it is converted 
into private residences, in one of which Associate Justice 
Stephen J. Field, of the U. S. Supreme Court, resides. 

1817 

March 5—President Monroe inaugurated in front of the 
Brick Capitol, 1st and A n. e. (Then known as Congress 
Hall.) 

1819 

Feb’y 24—Congress authorized the Navy Yard Bridge Co. 
to build a bridge over the Anacostia between nth and 
12th streets east. 

1820 

May 15—Charter of the city amended by Congress. Mayor 


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1820 

to be elected at the same time and by the same persons 
qualified to vote for Aldermen and Common Council. 

1824 

Oct. 12—Gen. LaFayette received by the Corporation of 
Washington at the East Capitol Square. Address ten¬ 
dered to him by Miss Watterston (daughter of Librarian). 

1828 

April 28—Congress transferred all title of the Anacostia 
Bridge Co. to Wm. Bennings, sole owner of all the 
stock. 

May 9—Congress granted charter to a company incorporated 
by the State of Maryland to construct a railroad from 
Baltimore to Washington. 

1831 

March 24—Act of Congress authorizing the B. & O. R. R, 
Co. to extend into the District of Columbia, a lateral 
road from Baltimore. 

1832 

May 31—Act of Congress vesting in the corporation of 
Washington all the rights of the Washington Canal Co. 

The Tripoli Naval Monument erected in 1808 in the Navy 
Yard, mutilated by the British soldiers in 1814, was dur¬ 
ing this year removed from the Navy Yard to the terrace 
west of the Capitol; subsequently to the Naval Academy 
grounds at Annapolis, Md. 

Jan. 30—Attempted assassination of President Jackson by 
Richard Lawrence (a painter) at the east front of the 
Capitol. Upon trial he was pronounced insane and com¬ 
mitted to an asylum where he died. 

1835 

Aug. 25—Washington Branch B. & O. Railroad opened 
after ten years’ labor. 

1839 

Feb. 20—Act of Congress prohibiting dueling. 


20 


1840 

July 8—Total expenditures by the United States in the Dis¬ 
trict of Columbia, from April, 1 779 » t° J u ty 8, 1840, 
#9,205,995.85. 

1841 

April 7—Funeral of President W. H. Harrison, the first 
President who died in office. Procession two miles long. 
Remains carried to Congressional Burial Ground and de¬ 
posited (temporarily) in the vault. 

1842 

Aug. 23—Act of Congress establishing an auxiliary guard 
for the enforcement of police regulations, to consist of a 
captain at $1,000; five other persons at $420; and ten 
at $360 per annum ; to be appointed by the Mayor. 

1843 

Jan. 11—Removal of the statue of George Washington from 
the rotunda of the Capitol, where it was placed Dec. 1, 
1841, to some position outside of the building ; requested 
of Congress by memorial of the sculptor, Horatio 
Greenough. This statue had arrived at the Washington 
Navy Yard July 31, 1841, on the ship “ Sea.” 

1844 

April 12. The Legislature of Maryland petitioned Congress 
to abolish the tolls over the Eastern Branch Bridge. 

May 27—First use of the telegraph in the United States, by 
Prof. S. F. B. Morse, between Washington and Balti¬ 
more. To construct this line Congress had voted at its 
midnight session, March 4, 1843, #30,000. 

1848 

Charter of the city of Washington amended by Congress. 
Provides for a school tax of $1 per annum on every free 
white male voter ; for levying taxes on adjoining property 
for the costs of paving footways and carriageways, and 
for a Board of Assessors, one member to be elected from 
each ward, etc. 


21 


I848 

July 8—Washington Gas Light Co. incorporated by Con¬ 
gress. Gas introduced the same year. 

Aug. 12—$30,000 appropriated by Congress to purchase the 
two bridges over the Anacostia (Bennings and Navy 
Yard). 

1850 

July—The remains of President Zachary Taylor, who died 
July 9, taken to the Congressional Burying Ground, and 
temporarily deposited in the vault. 

Sept. 20—Act of Congress prohibiting the sale of slaves in 
the District of Columbia. 

1851 

July 4—Corner stone of the Capitol extension (n. e. corner 
of south wing) laid ; oration by Daniel Webster. 

Dec. 24—Destructive fire in Library at the U. S. Capitol ex¬ 
tinguished by Columbia Fire Co. under their president, 
James A. Tait. 

1852 

Aug. 31—Act of Congress directing that the bridges over the 
Anacostia be surrendered to the District authorities. 

1856 

Aug. 18—Jurisdiction of the city authorities extended over 
the Navy Yard and Bennings bridges by act of Congress. 

1859 

Jan’y 4—The U. S. Senate removed from its old Chamber, 
now the U. S. Supreme Court room, to the new Chamber 
in the north wing. 

1862 

April 16—Slavery abolished in the District of Columbia; 
owners to receive a compensation not to exceed $300 per 
slave. 

1871 

Feb’y 21—Act of Congress changing the form of local gov¬ 
ernment to a Governor, to be appointed by the President; 


22 


1871 

a Legislative Assembly, to consist of a Council of 11 mem¬ 
bers, to be appointed by the President, and a House of Del¬ 
egates, of 22 members, to be elected by the people ; also 
a Delegate to Congress, to be elected by the people. Dis¬ 
trict to be divided in 22 districts. Each delegateXo be a 
resident of the district from which elected. All male citi- 
zens of the United States over 21 years of age, and actual 
residents of the District of Columbia 12 months before 
election, entitled to vote. 

Aug. 3—Legislature of the District adopted a seal for the 
District of Columbia. 

Aug. 18—Authorized the purchase of ground in square 872 
for the Eastern Market (present site). 

Aug. 23—Divided the District into 22 election districts, East 
Washington comprising 5—the 1st, 19th, 20th, 21st and 
22d. 

1874 

June 20—Above Act of February 21, 1871, establishing a 
local government, repealed by Act of Congress, and the 
President authorized to appoint a Board of three persons, 
Commissioners, to manage exclusively the government of 
the District of Columbia; also authorizing the detail of an 
officer of the Engineer Corps, to be subject to the direction 
of the Board. 

June 24—$146,000 appropriated by Congress to erect a 
bridge over the Anacostia at or near the then Navy Yard 
Bridge, at foot of nth st. east. 

1876 

April 14—Dedication of Lincoln Monument in Lincoln 
Park. 

1878 

June n—Act of Congress providing a permanent (the pres¬ 
ent) form of government for the District of Columbia. 
The President to appoint a Board of Commissioners, to 


23 


1878 

consist of two civilians and one officer of the U. S. Engi¬ 
neer Corps above the rank of Captain. Powers and duties 
of the Commissioners defined. Congress to appropriate 
thereafter annually 50 per centum of the approved esti¬ 
mates for expenditures within the District, and the remain- 
ing 50 per centum to be raised by taxation upon property. 
Established rules of taxation, etc. This'form of govern - 
ment still continues. 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 

BOARD OF THREE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY 
THE PRESIDENT. 


January 23 , 779/, 

to June 

/, 1802, 




Appointed. 

Term 

expired. 

Thomas Johnson, Md., 


1791 

1794 

Daniel Carroll, Md., 


1791 

1795 

David Stuart, Va., 


1791 

1794 

Gustavus Scott, Md., . 


1794 

1800 

Wm. Thornton, Pa., . 


1794 

1802 

Alexander White, Md., 


1795 

1802 

Wm. Cranch, Md., 


1800 

1800 

Tristam Dalton, Md., 


1800 

1802 

MAYOR APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. 


1802 to 1812. 



Robert Brent, 

• 

1802 

l8l2 

MAYORS ELECTED BY ALDERMEN AND COUNCIL. 

1812 to 1820. 





Elected. 

Term 

expired. 

*Daniel Rapine, 

. 

1812 

1813 

John K. Blake, 

. 

1813 

1817 

Benj. G. Orr, 

. 

00 

1819 

*Samuel N. Smallwood, 

. 

1819 

1820 





24 


MAYORS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. 
1820 to 1871. 



Election. 

Term 

expired. 

*Samuel N. Smallwood, 

1820 

1822 

*Thomas Carberry, 

1822 

1824 

*f Samuel N. Smallwood, 

1824 

1824 

♦Roger C. Weightman, 

1824 

1827 

*Joseph Gales, Jr., 

1827 

1830 

John P. Van Ness, 

1830 

1834 

*William A. Bradley, . 

1834 

1836 

Peter Force, 

1836 

1840 

W. W. Seaton, 

1840 

1850 

Walter Lenox, 

1850 

1852 

John W. Maury, 

00 

(_n 

W 

1854 

John T. Towers, 

I854 

1856 

W. B. Magruder, 

I856 

1858 

J. G. Berrett, 

I858 

1862 

Richard Wallach, 

1862 

1868 

Sayles J. Bowen, 

1868 

1870 

Matthew G. Emery, . 

O 

00 

1871 


♦Lived in East Washington, 
f Died Sept. 30, 1824. 


GOVERNORS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. 
1871 to 1874. 

Appointed. J p '™ 

Henry D. Cooke, . . . 1871 1873 

Alexander R. Shepherd, . . . 1873 1874 






25 


BOARD OF THREE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY 


THE PRESIDENT. (Temporary.) 


1874 to 1878. 

Appointed. 

Term 
expired _ 

William Dennison, .... 

1874 

1878 

John H. Ketchum, .... 

1874 

1877 

Henry T. Blow, ..... 

1874 

1875 

S. L. Phelps, ..... 

1875 

1878 

Thos. B. Bryan, ..... 

1877 

1878 

BOARD OF THREE COMMISSIONERS 

APPOINTED BY 

THE PRESIDENT. (Permanent.) 


(Two civilians and one officer of the Engineer Corps, U. S. 

tary members in italics.) 

A. Mili- 

1878 to 1891. 


Term 

expired^ 

1882 

J. Dent, ...... 

Appointed. 

1878 

S. L. Phelps, . . . , . 

1878 

1879 

Maj. Wm. J. Twining, 

1878 

1882 

Thos. P. Morgan, .... 

1879 

1883 

Maj. G. J. Lydecker, .... 

1882 

1886 

Joseph R. West, ..... 

1882 

1885 

J. B. Edmonds, ..... 

1883 

1886 

Wm. B. Webb,. 

1885 

1889 

S. E. Wheatley, ..... 

1886 

1889- 

Col. Wm. Ludlow, .... 

1886 

1888 

Maj. C. W. Raymond, .... 

1888 

1889- 

John W. Douglass, .... 

1889 


L. G. Hine, ..... 

1889 

1890 

John W. Ross, ..... 

1890 


Col. H. M. Robert, .... 

1890 

1891 

Capt. W. T. Rosself , .... 

1891 

— 












26 


DISTRICT CENSUS TABLE. 


v 1 
Year. 

City. 

County. 

Georgetown. 

Alexandria 
City and 
County. 

| 

I Total in D. 
of C. 

Buildings 

in City. 

I 

1796... 

5,ooot 


... 

... 


.«• 

1800... 

3,210 1,941 

2,993 

5,949 

14,093 

372 

May 15. 

1801... 



... 

... 

735 

Nov. 15. 

1803... 

4,352 


... 

... 



1807... 

5,652 




... 


1810... 

8,208 2,315 

4,948 

8,552 

24,023 

... 


1818... 

11,299 

... 


... 

2,028 


1820*.. 

13,474 2,752 

7,5i9 

9> 8 44 

33,589 

2,141 


1822... 

14,820 1 

... 

... 

... 

2,342 

... 

1827... 

17,488 

... 

... 

... 

2,755 


1830... 

18,837 2,993 

8,441 

9,573 

39, 8 34 

3,56o 

... 

1840... 

23,364 3,o 6 9 

7,3i2 

9,967 

43,712 

4,616 


1842... 

26,516 

... 


... 

5,172 


1847... 

34,H7 


... 

... 

5,893 


1850... 

40,001 3,320 

8,366 

... 

51,687 

6,322 


1853... 




... 

7,7H 


i860... 

61,122 5,225 

8,733 

... 

75,080 

... 


1867... 

106,052 9,145 

n,793 

+ 

+ 

126,990 

23,250 

... 

1870... 

109,199 11,117 

n,3 8 4 

... 

131,700 

... 


1878... 

131,947 16,533 

11,57 1 

... 

160,051 

... 


1880... 

147,293 17,753 

12,578 

... 

177,624 



1885... 

173,606 15,531 

14,322 

... 

203,459 



1888... 

179,448 24,364 

14,345 

... 

218,157 



1890... 

188,932 27,414 

14,046 

1 

230,392 


... 

1891... 

East Washington (est.), 75,000 persons and 

13,500 buildings. 


* Census of City. ist Ward 


White. 1,785 

Slaves. 532 

Free Colored. 491 


2d. 

3d- 

4th. 5th. 

6 th. 

T776 

i,977 

1,086 j 956 

2,026 

355 

306 

296 258 

198 

336 

267 

223 239 

135 


f Estimated by Isaac Weld. 

J 88,327 white; 38,663 colored. 


































Some interesting Acts and Joint Resolutions of the 
Corporation of the City of Washington passed 
by the lstf to 68 th Councils, 1802-1871. 


1802 

June 17—First election held of the City Councils. 

July 20—A city seal adopted; the Mayor authorized to have 
seal made; motto, “ Union.” 

Act to compel attendance of members of Council; fine 
of #5 to be imposed on absentees. 

Oct. 6—First tax levy ordered; 25 cents on $100, real and 
personal property ; list of taxpayers to be taken from books 
of Levy Court. 

Eastern Market established (N. J. ave.), Wm. Howard, 
supervisor. 

First public hayscales established for part of the city east 
of the Tiber, to be located on Square 731 by John Mc¬ 
Carty (weigher). 

Nov. 19—$100 appropriated to keep in repair the avenues 
and streets of the city. 

1803 

Jan. 10—Act to protect against fires; fire engine ordered to 
be procured ; owners of houses instructed at their own ex¬ 
pense to provide leather fire buckets of 2J^ gallons each, 
as many buckets as there are stories in each house. 

Jan. 12—Act to supply oil lamps to most public avenues and 
streets, appropriating a sum not to exceed $ioo. 

May 25—Appropriating $50 for repair of streets east of New 
Jersey ave. s. e. 

July 14—Assessment ordered of all real and personal prop¬ 
erty ; also an enumeration of all white persons; also all 
slaves, free blacks and mulattoes, etc. 


28 


1803 

Sept. 12—Head tax imposed of 50 cents on slaves and $1 on 
dogs. 

Sept. 20—Superintendent of police appointed; annual salary 
#250. 

1804 

May 30—Appropriated $100 for bridge over New Jersey 
ave. s. e. 

July 19—Tavern licenses first imposed; $[6 annually. 

Aug. 25—$300 appropriated for sundry streets in East 
Washington, to be expended by the Mayor in addition to 
such sums as may be contributed by individuals, etc. 

Oct. 17—Mayor authorized to borrow $1,000, of which $265 
for East Washington streets. 

Dec. 5—First Board of School Trustees authorized, 13 in 
number, to be elected by popular vote. 

1805 

May 1—Public market ordered to be established on Reser¬ 
vations 15 and 16, under direction of the Mayor, to be 
called “ Eastern Branch Market.” (Note : In 1805, an 
inlet of the Eastern Branch extended north of L street 
south, between 5th and 6th sts. s. e.) 

Sept. 9—$400 for repair of Penn, avenue east from 1st 
street to Eastern Branch Bridge. Also $r,220 for other 
streets in East Washington. 

Nov. 29—$400 to open a road 30 feet wide along the center 
of East Capitol street from 2d to 18th streets east, but not 
to be expended until a road had been constructed from 
bridge (Bennings) to East Capitol street. 

$30 to open gutters on 1st and E streets east. 

1806 

April 17—Weight of bread designated ; loaf to be stamped 
with baker’s name. 

City divided into four wards. First Ward, all west 
of 16th street west. Second Ward, from 16th street 


2 9 


1806 

west to 6th street west. Third Ward, from 6th street west 
to 4th street east. Fourth Ward, all east of 4th street east. 

Sept. 23.—Ferriage rates established from Barry’s Wharf 
across the Anacostia. 

Nov. 10.—Public tobacco warehouse established by the 
city on lots 13 and 14, square 801, 3d st., s. e. near M 
(now occupied by McCormick public school). 

Nov. 28—Hack rates established. From the Capitol to 
the Eastern Branch bridge, 31 cents. From the Capitol 
to the President’s House, 25 cents, etc. 

1807 

May 19—Regulations for Eastern public cemetery, square 
1026 (14th and H, n. e.). 

Nov. 4—$850 appropriated for improving East Washington 
streets, including South Capitol street from Pennsylvania 
avenue to Booth’s wharf. 

Nov. 30—New assessment ordered in all four wards, with 
an enumeration of all inhabitants, as well as of all dogs 
and their possessors, etc. 

1808 

Oct. 29—$350, to improve 7th st. e., from Navy Yard to Penn, 
ave. and M st., from 7th st. to 10th st. east. 

$150, to complete the improvement of 8th st. east, from 
M st. south to Penn. ave. 

Dec. 31—Act creating permanent police force of two men; 
city divided into two police districts, 4th st. west being the 
dividing line; also regulations, etc. 

1809 

Jan. 3— $200 , to improve 3d st. s. e., from L st. to the water. 

Apr. 27—$900, to improve New Jersey, Virginia and Penn¬ 
sylvania avenues. 

May 8—Change of Ward boundaries: First Ward, all 
west of 14th street west. Second Ward, all from 14th 
street west to 2d street west. Third Ward, all from 2d 


3® 


1809 

street west to 4th street east. Fourth Ward, all east of 4th 
street east. 

May 23—Mayor to appoint two commissioners for Eastern 
Branch Market. 

Aug. 4— $3,600 for sundry streets in East Washington, in¬ 
cluding $800 for K st. north from 7th to 13th st. east, 
to be contracted for and expended under the supervision 
of three inhabitants of the neighborhood of such streets, 
to be appointed by the Mayor. 

Nov. 10—Annual tax levy of 50 cents per $100 on real es¬ 
tate and personal. 

Nov. 23—A public liquor gauger appointed for every ward. 

1810 

Feb. 27—Authorizing John Dobbyn to erect public hay- 
scale on intersection of Virginia ave., K st., 9th and 10th 
sts. s. e. 

Oct. 20 —$ 1,100 for sundry East Washington streets. 

1811 

May 9—$600 for sundry East Washington streets. 

May 28 —$800 for Maryland ave. n. e. from Capitol to 15th 
st. n. e. • 

1812 

Aug. 15—$7,000 for sundry streets and street bridges in 
East Washington. 

Aug. 18—Annual salary of Mayor placed at $400. 

Nov. 13—Joint resolution to raise $10,000 by lottery for the 
purpose of building, establishing and endowing two pub¬ 
lic school houses on the Lancastrian system (one in the 
Eastern section and one in the Western section of the city,) 
approved by President James Madison. 

Nov. 18—City Treasurer ordered to open four separate 
ward accounts in the Bank of Washington (chartered by 
act of Congress, Feb. 15th, i8ir ; bank then located on 


3 1 


1812 

lot 7, square 690, N. J. ave. s. e.), one account for each 
ward'; all moneys received from taxes to be applied for 
the sole benefit and to be credited to the sole use of ward 
from which said taxes are derived, and all ward expen¬ 
ditures to be charged against the respective ward wherein 
improvements are made, and to no other ward. 

Dec. 21—Establishing a public market house* on Capitol 
Hill, to be called Capitol Hill Market, and located in the 
center of East Capitol street between 1st and 2d streets. 

1813 

March 30—Act ordering a watch house to be erected in each 
ward. 

May 20—$5,000 appropriated to procure arms and munitions 
of war for the defence of the city, as the adjoining States 
are now invaded by the common enemy, etc. 

Oct. 6 — $4,755 appropriated for sundry East Washington 
streets, including $250 for Pennsylvania avenue from 4th 
street east to the Eastern Branch bridge, to be paid out of 
the funds of the 3d the 4th wards (and out of none other), 
etc. 

Nov. 15—Act authorizing a $20,000 lottery; $10,000 to be 
applied for two publid schools on the Lancastrian system 
and the other $10,000 for the construction of a Peniten¬ 
tiary. 

1814 

June 27—Act ordering the curbing and paving of footways on 
all lots in square 690, fronting on New Jersey avenue be¬ 
tween B and C sts. s. e., as more than two-thirds of the pro¬ 
prietors have expressed the desire for its improvement, and 
imposing an improvement tax of $2.50 per front foot on 
all such lots: provided, nevertheless, that each of such 
proprietors may cause their proportion of the same to be 
done at their own expense, and if approved by the ward 
commissioner, the tax is then to be released, etc. (Note : 


32 


1814 

This was the first improvement tax levied in the District 
of Columbia.) 

July 13—$350 appropriated for repairing bridges on K st., 
between nth and 16th sts. s. e., to be paid out of the 
funds of the 4th ward. 

July 15—$3,505 appropriated for sundry streets east (3d and 
4th wards), improvements to be made so soon as there 
shall be funds to the credit of the respective wards, and 
not before. 

1815 

July 26—$1,505 appropriated for sundry streets east (3d and 
4th wards), including gravel footway, etc. (Note : gravel 
footways were generally used and paid for out of the gen¬ 
eral ward fund up to 1871, but curbing and paved foot¬ 
ways were always assessed, total cost, against abutting' 
property.) 

Act to prevent geese from going at large in the city; 
any person authorized to seize them and carry them to 
one of the trustees of the poor for use at the infirmary 
and receive 25 cents for every goose delivered. 

Aug. 3—$600 appropriated for improving 2d st. east and L 
st. south, out of any money to the credit of the 3d w^ard, etc. 

Act creating the office of Surveyor of the city; the 
Mayor to make appointment; annual salary $300. 

Sept. 21 —Curbing and paved footways ordered on south side 
of B st. south bet. New Jersey ave. and 1st st. east; im¬ 
provement tax of $250 per front foot, etc. 

$350 appropriated to improve B st. s. e. 

$200 appropriated for opening Q st. s. e. through square 
708. 

Nov. 11—$1,000 appropriated for opening and improving 
streets in 3d and 4th wards. 

Dec. 8—$300 appropriated for improving Maryland ave. 
n. e. from 1st to 15th sts. 


33 


i8i6 

June 21—$2,450 appropriated for streets and street bridges 
in 3d ward, to be expended under the direction of the 3d 
ward commissioner and two citizens, inhabitants of the 
Capitol Hill, to be appointed by the Mayor, who is author¬ 
ized to borrow this money from some of the city banks, for 
the repayment of which in the year 1818 the taxes of the 
3d ward are hereby pledged. 

$150 appropriated for repairing the scale house and for 
adjusting the scales and weights of the Eastern Branch 
market house, to be paid out of the funds of the 4th ward. 

June 28—Act erecting the city into two school districts, the 
first district to be composed of the 1st and 2d wards, to be 
managed by a board of trustees of nine members to be 
appointed by the joint ballots of both boards and three 
annually elected by individuals who may contribute $10 
or more to the promotion of said school; the second dis¬ 
trict to be composed of the 3d and 4th wards (East Wash¬ 
ington), to be managed by a separate board of trustees, 
seven in number, resident within said second district, who 
shall be annually chosen by the joint ballot of both boards 
■of the City Council. 

$1,700 appropriated for sundry East Washington streets. 

Act appropriating a sum not to exceed $200 for the pur¬ 
chase of four bulls, for the use of the city, one fourth of 
said sum to be taken from the funds of each ward, pro¬ 
vided that no ward shall be charged with more than the 
cost of the bull and the necessary expenses of procuring 
the same; each ward commissioner to procure one for his 
respective ward, and take the same into his charge. 

Oct. 12—Resolution granting the use of the Capitol Hill 
market house (on East Capitol street) to the U. S. Supreme 
and Circuit Courts. (Note: These, courts formerly con¬ 
vened in the Capitol, which had meanwhile been burned 
by the British, Aug. 24, 1814.) 


34 


1816 

$3,000 appropriated to build a stone bridge across the 
canal on New Jersey ave. s. e., to be paid out of any 
money to the credit of the 3d ward. 

$500—appropriated to improve L st. south from 4th to 
8th st. east. 

1817 

March 21—Act regulating party fences. 

$1,400 appropriated for streets in 3d and 4th wards, etc. 
Mayor authorized to obtain a loan of these sums, or any 
of them, from any person or persons disposed to make 
the same without interest for a period of not less than 
three years. 

July 2—The Mayor authorized to borrow $26,500 from any 
of the banks within the District of Columbia, to carry out 
improvements, etc., in the four wards ; of this sum 
$10,580 was for the 3d and 4th wards, including $50 for 
the purchase of a bull for the 4th ward; $700 for gravel 
footways, repairing Capitol Hill market house, etc.; $800 
for a gravel footway between Capitol Hill and Navy 
Yard; $900 for afire engine for the 4th ward; $150 for 
erecting an engine house on the Market Square in the 
4th ward (on reservation 15), etc., etc., etc.; for the 
redemption of this debt the taxes of the city are pledged. 

Aug. 13—$500 appropriated for repairing damages to 
streets in the 3d and 4th wards, caused by the late freshet. 

Mayor authorized to issue 10,000 corporation due bills 
of $1 each ; he to be allowed 30 cents for every 100 bills 
he signs, etc., bills to be countersigned by the City Register. 

Oct. 9—Joint resolution directing the Mayor to employ some 
qualified person to survey Eastern Branch up to Navy 
Yard, to ascertain if any and what obstructions exist in 
the channel, etc. 

$3,650 appropriated for various streets, etc., in the 3d 
and 4th wards. 


35 


18i 7 

Dec. 15—$3,000 appropriated for streets, etc., in the 3d 
ward, the Mayor authorized to borrow it, pledging taxes 
for payment. 

1818 

May 20—Curbing and paved footways ordered on square 
688; lots assessed $2.50 per front foot for the same. 

1819 

May 11—Act making it the duty of constables and lawful 
for any other person to kill and destroy any goats found 
running at large; unlicensed dogs the same. 

Aug. 2—Public Sunday markets abolished, in lieu thereof 
market houses to be opened Saturday evenings. 

Aug. 14—Mayor, with concurrence of Councils, to appoint a 
Health Officer. 

Oct. 29—$495 appropriated for Eastern Branch and Capitol 
Hill markets. 

Nov. 29—$1,179 appropriated for house rent and support of 
Lancastrian public school in East Washington. 

1820 

May 24—Act dividing the city into six wards. First ward, 
all westward of 15th st. west; second ward, from 15th st. 
west to 10th st. west; third ward, from 10th st. west to 1st 
st. and north of E st. south; fourth ward, from 1st st. west 
to 8th st. east, north of E st. south; fifth ward, from 10th 
st. west to 4th st. east and south of E st. south; sixth ward, 
all the residue of the city. 

July 8—Act authorizing the appointment of scavengers, etc. 

July 11—Zachariah Hazle authorized to establish public 
hayscale at the intersection of Maryland ave. and 2d st. 
n. e. 

$2,495 appropriated for improving streets in East Wash¬ 
ington (4th, 5th and 6th wards), including 19th st. e. from 
East Capitol st. to Cool Spring branch, to be expended by 
ward commissioners, etc. 


3$ 


1820 

Curbstone and paved footways 8 feet wide ordered on 
both sides of East Capitol st. f bet. ist and 2d sts., as more 
than two-thirds of the proprietors have requested it; a tax 
not exceeding $3 per front foot assessed against such lots. 

Same ordered on A st. south, bet. N. J. ave. and ist st. 
east; proprietors allowed 30 days to pay taxes after com¬ 
pletion of work; to bear interest at the rate of 10 per cent, 
per annum, etc. 

Aug. 29—#50 appropriated for draining and purifying the 
stagnant water in the cellars of the twenty buildings in the 
5th ward, etc. 

Oct. 10—Mayor instructed to borrow $3,000 at 6 per cent., 
for improvements in the 4th ward. 

Oct. 24—$850 appropriated for* the support of the public 
school in East Washington. Such school shall receive 
and instruct solely such children whose parents are unable 
to pay for their tuition. 

Nov. 4—$200 appropriated enclosing and draining the pub¬ 
lic graveyard, square 1026. 

1821 

March 22—$3,250 appropriated for improving the circular 
roads around the Capitol, and for sundry other streets and 
avenues in East Washington, including gravel footways, 
etc., to be expended in the order in which the streets are 
mentioned , etc. 

March 23—Mayor authorized to issue corporation due bills, 
for the denominations of 50 cents, $1 and $2, not to ex¬ 
ceed the sum of $12,000, etc., such due bills to be ac¬ 
cepted for taxes, etc. $300 appropriated to secure a suit¬ 
able plate or plates. 

March 29—Curbing and paved footways ordered in square 

• 802, from N street south to Georgia avenue; tax assessed, 
not to exceed $3 per front foot, etc. 

March 30—$1,580 appropriated, to be paid out of the funds 


37 


1821 

to the credit of the 5th ward, for opening and improving 
sundry streets and laying gravel footways in 5th ward. 

March 31—Commissioner of the 5th ward authorized to con¬ 
tract for the building of a watch house, on such site as the 
Mayor shall direct, etc. 

April 5—Act establishing the “ Washington Asylum” for the 
accommodation of poor, infirm and diseased persons, 
vagrants and others, etc. 

April 14—$1,675 appropriated for sundry East Washington 
streets and avenues, including $600 for improving Tennes¬ 
see ave. from North Carolina ave. to 15th st. east. 

Curbing and paved footway ordered on 1st street east 
between East Capitol street and south A; $3 tax imposed, 
etc.; the same ordered for New Jersey avenue front of 
square 688 on petition of John Coyle, proprietor of more 
than one-half the property, etc. 

May 17—$400 appropriated for the erection of a substantial * 
wooden barrier across the basin at the southern end of 3d 
street east. 

May 22—$1,150 appropriated for sundry streets in East 
Washington, including $600 for Maryland avenue from 1st 
to 15th street east. 

$500 appropriated to sink a reservoir at the intersection 
of 4th and I streets and Virginia avenue southeast. 

June 16—Curbing and paved footways ordered for east side 
of square 771 (3d street southeast); tax not to exceed $3, 
etc. 

June 26—Act authorizing the Mayor to appoint three discreet 
and respectable inhabitants to be denominated City Com¬ 
missioners, one for the 1st and 2d wards, one for the 3d 
and 4th wards and one for the 5th and 6th wards; the 
Mayor shall also appoint a constable for every one of the 
wards ; salaries $400 for Commissioners and $100 for con¬ 
stables. 


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1821 

July 7—$8o appropriated to gravel Half street east from N 
to Anacostia river. 

July io—Act prohibiting persons from bathing in the Ana¬ 
costia river, between 6th street east and ist street west, at 
any time of the day between the rising and setting of the 
sun ; white persons violating to pay a fine of $2, but if a 
slave, to receive five stripes on his bare back: 

Oct. 2i—$120 appropriated for the purchase of ten lamps 
and lighting the same with oil, for the use of the 6th ward, 
to be erected in such places as the Mayor may direct. 

Oct. 25—$1,200 appropriated for grading and graveling 
Pennsylvania ave. s. e. from the Capitol Square to the 
Eastern Branch bridge. 

Nov. 2—$420 appropriated for gravel footways, etc., in East 
Washington. 

1822 

Jan. 1—Mayor authorized to borrow for the use of the 5th 
ward $500 from any bank, company or individual; annual 
interest, six per cent. 

Act establishing a board of health. 

$3,690 appropriated for sundry, improvements in the 5th 
and 6th wards ; Mayor authorized to borrow the money, 
etc. 

May 22—Curbing and paved footways ordered on L st. s. e. 
from 7th to 8th sts.; tax, $3 per front foot: provided, that 
no more of the said tax hereby laid shall be collected than 
may be necessary for that purpose. (Note: this provision 
was inserted in all such acts.) 

July 9—$40 appropriated to repair the gravel footwalks on 
Pennsylvania ave s. e., to be charged to the 4th ward. 

Sept. 22—$120 appropriated for repairs to the corporation 
tobacco warehouse (on 3d st. s. e.). 

Sept. 27—Mayor authorized to employ the male penitenti- 
aires in the streets, etc., but every ward to have equal 


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1822 

benefit, etc. (Note: the first chain gang reported Nov.3d, 
1823.) 

1823 

March 19—Act establishing corporation fish dock at end of 
New Jersey avenue southeast. 

March 22—Act to license venders of lottery tickets. 

April 3—Curbing and paved foot walks on K st. southeast 
between the market house and 7th st. east; tax #3, etc. 

$100 appropriated to form a barrier across the southern 
extremity of 12th st. east, on the Eastern Branch. 

#25 for gravel footway on the north side of I st. south¬ 
east between 8th and nth sts. east, to be paid out of the 
funds of the 6th ward. 

April 5—Curb and paved footwalks on 4th st. east between 
K and L south ; tax $3. 

May 26—$320 appropriated from the funds of the 6th ward 
for gravel footways on Virginia avenue, 7th st. and 4th st. 
southeast. 

July 17—$500 appropriated for improvement of 9th st. south¬ 
east between M and N. 

Oct. 7—$50 appropriated for cutting down and destroying 
the bushes, brambles and briars on the borders of the 
Tyber. 

Nov. 3—Act for the improvement of the slip in 6th st. 
east, etc.; Daniel Carroll, A. McWilliams, J. B. Forest, 
Adam Lindsay, Wm. Easby, Timothy Winn, S. Miller 
and Solomon Graves appointed trustees to raise a capital 
stock of $10,000, in shares of $100 each, for the purpose 
of clearing out the slips from the channel of the Eastern 
Branch to M st. south, etc.; erect solid stone wall, etc.; 
shall collect wharfage, etc. 

$1,833.10 appropriated to complete the circular road 
around the Capitol Square. 


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1824 

Nov. 4—Mayor authorized to issue $14,000 corporation due 
bills of the denominations of 50 cents, $1 and $2. 

1825 

Aug. 15—Curbing and paved footways on B st. s. e. to 1st 
st. east, $3 per front foot, or so much as may be neces¬ 
sary, etc. 

$200 appropriated to improve Maryland ave. n. e. from 
the Capitol Square to the toll gate ; $200 appropriated for 
Pennsylvania ave. from the Capitol Square to the Eastern 
Branch bridge. 

Aug. 18—Act imposing 56 cents annual tax levy per $100 
of real and personal property; 6 cents abatement when 
promptly paid. 

Oct. 8—$100 appropriated for repairing the road to Christ 
Church and the Methodist burying ground s. e. 

1826 

June 3—$25 70 appropriated for lighting the lamps in the 
6th ward. 

July 28—Mayor authorized to procure index boards to be 
affixed to the corner houses in the 4th, 5th and 6th wards. 

Aug. 1—Act directing Mayor to engage competent person 
to survey Eastern Branch, etc. 

$1,825 appropriated for improving various East Wash¬ 
ington streets and avenues. 

$100 appropriated to build a lock-up at the southeast 
corner of South Capitol and N sts. 

$575 appropriated for sundry streets, including 19th st. 
from Boundary to East Capitol st. 

$300 appropriated for nth st. east between K and O 
south. 

Oct. 24—$100 appropriated for building a brick arch across 
B st. south, opposite the public alley, in square 690; Mayor 
authorized to borrow the money from any bank or indi¬ 
vidual ; interest 6 per cent. 


4i 


1826 

Nov. 7—Act directing the Mayor to rent the wharves at the 
termination of 3d and 4th sts. southeast. 

^300 appropriated for oil, lighting lamps in 4th, 5th and 
6th wards, including the erection of a lamp at the inter¬ 
section of Penns) lvania ave. and 1st st. east. 

Petition to Congress to enact a law to put and keep in 
complete order Pennsylvania ave. from Rock Creek to 
the Eastern Branch of the Potomac at the expense of the 
United States. 

1827 

Jan. 4—Act to prohibit and restrain private lotteries. 

June 5—$150 appropriated for the purpose of collecting 
the waters from several veins into the spring commonly 
known as Carroll’s (5th and 6th wards.) 

June 9—$150 appropriated for repairing Eastern Branch 
market house. 

July 20—$850 appropriated for annual salary of teacher, 
books, fuel and other contingencies for the 2d school dis¬ 
trict for one year. (Note: Teacher’s name was Edward 
D. Tippett, school was located on corner 3d and D south¬ 
east, present location of Brent school ) 

July 20—Act directing the Mayor to borrow $4,000 (certifi¬ 
cates of corporation stock bearing 6 per cent, interest to be 
issued,) for the improvement of Anacostia river in manner 
recommended in the report of H. L. Barnum, Esq. 

Aug. 2—$200 appropriated for improving N st. southeast 
between 3d and 4th sts. 

Aug. 7—$600 appropriated for purchase of fire engine, hose, 
etc., for 5th ward. 

Sep. 3—$150 appropriated for M st. southeast between 3d 
and 4th sts. 

Sep. 20—Mayor authorized to borrow $800, from any indi¬ 
vidual or bank, 6 per cent, interest, to be repaid by the 4th 


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1827 

ward, fcr improving New Jersey ave. southeast and 2d st. 
east from Maryland to Pennsylvania avenues. 

Oct. 20—^400 appropriated to erect a bridge over the canal 
on N st. southeast between 2d and 3d sts. 

Oct. 29—#150 appropriated to improve I st. southeast be¬ 
tween 6th and 7th. 

1828 

May 28—Curbing and paving footways ordered on 1st st. 
east between B and Pennsylvania ave.; $3 per front foot 
tax imposed, etc. 

July 22—Act authorizing the grading and paving of a 12- 
foot alley in square 802, running from N st. south to 
Georgia ave , at the rear of lots 6, 7 and 8; #75 appro¬ 
priated for same. Ward commissioner instructed to assess 
the cost of said improvements on adjoining property, etc. 

Aug. 13—$104-75 appropriated for conveying water from 
Carroll’s spring to the 6th ward reservoir. 

1829 

April 4—Act regulating the assessing of improvement taxes 
for curbing and paving footways; lots shall be released 
from such tax whenever lot owners curb and pave side¬ 
walks, at their own expense, to the satisfaction of the 
ward commissioner; property to be assessed, cost only; 
pavement, when worn out, to be replaced at cost of owners 
of adjoining property ; Mayor authorized to borrow, at any 
time, necessary funds, at 6 per cent, interest, from any 
banks or individuals. 

June 25—Resolution instructing the Mayor to request the 
National authorities to remove the wreck of the frigate 
New York, which lies opposite the Navy Yard, in the 
channel of the Eastern Branch. 

July 23—Public street lamps in East Washington to be sup¬ 
plied with oil during the months of December to March 
only. 


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♦ 1829 

Nov. 26—$448.99 appropriated to improve T st. s. e., bet 6tb 
and 7th sts. 

1830 

July 20—Act making it the duty of the 5th ward commis¬ 
sioners to collect wharfage upon all goods landed on the 
Corporation wharves, foot of 3d and 4th sts. s. e. 

July 24—$400 appropriated to repair the circular road around 
the Capitol, from North Capitol st. to New Jersey ave. s. e* 

Oct. 23—$75 appropriated for paving a gutter on 7th st. s. e.,. 
bet. L and M. 

Dec. 2—$20 appropriated for gravel footway on East Capitol 
st. (2d to 3d sts.) 

1831 

Jan. 3—$50,000 appropriated to purchase the Washington 
Canal, etc. 

Jan. 8—Act to preserve the navigation of the Potomac and' 
Anacostia rivers, regulating anchorage, etc. 

April 18—$55 appropriated for sundry gravel footways in 
the 6th ward. 

June 4—$100 appropriated for repairing culvert on 2d st* 
s. e., bet. C and D. 

1832 

April 23—Act abolishing the commissioners in the 5th and 
6th wards; hereafter their duties to be performed by the 
police constables. 

1834 

July 11—Act authorizing Commodore Isaac Hull, of the 
Navy Yard, to construct a reservoir at the intersection of 
9th st. s. e. and Georgia ave., and convey the water in 
pipes to the Navy Yard. 

Aug. 14—$2,000 appropriated for grading New Jersey ave* 
s. e. between E st. and Reservation 17, etc. 


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*835 

Sept. 30—$50 appropriated for sewer, corner 7th st. and 
Virginia ave.'s. e. 

Oct. 19—$60 appropriated for culvert on B st. s. e. between 
1st and 2d sts. 

*836 

May 20—$30 appropriated for repairing Tennessee ave. 

$30 appropriated for brick wall and culvert at s. e. 
corner of Pennsylvania ave and 2d st. s. e. 

Oct. 29—Annual tax levy of 75 cents on every $100. 

1837 

May 20—Act authorizing John Lynch to erect public hay 
scale on north side of East Capitol st. and 1st st. east. 

May 31—#230 appropriated for gravel footways for sundry 
East Washington streets. 

Nov. 24—Memorial of Corporation to Congress to purchase 
and make free Anacostia river toll bridges. 

*838 

Apr. 13—Public fish dock established at foot of nth st. s. e. 

Sept. 13—580 appropriated to cover with earth the arch at 
6th st. and Virginia ave. s. e. 

Oct. 25—Act authorizing the sale of the Capitol Hill market 
house, and the site on East Capitol st., between 1st and 
2d sts., ordered to be graded. 

Dec. 12—Act prohibiting the sale on public streets of Loco- 
foco, lucifer or friction matches. 

*839 

Mar. 15—Act authorizing J. F. Ferguson and J. Vanhorn 
to use the wharf on the Eastern Branch owned by the heirs 
of the late Col. Wharf, as a fish dock (New Jersey ave. 
s. e.). 

May 1—$170 appropriated for gravel footways in East 
Washington. 

Act authorizing Navy Yard Fire Co. to erect engine 
Jhouse on intersection of K, 9th and Virginia ave. s. e. 


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1843 

Jan. ii—P etition of Corporation to Congress to grade and 
gravel Pennsylvania ave. to Georgia av#r, and Georgia, 
ave. to Congressional Cemetery. 

Apr. 29—Curbing and paved footways ordered for New Jer¬ 
sey ave. s. e. from B to N st.; #3 tax, etc. 

Curbing of paved footways ordered for L st. south from 
New Jersey ave. to 7th st. east. ; #3 tax imposed for 
squares 741, 768, 799, 825 and 881. 

May 13—Act authorizing the erection of an almshouse r 
poorhouse, etc., on reservation 13. 

1844 

Mar. 19—Curbing and paved footways on 3d st. s. e. from L, 
to N st; tax $3 per front foot, etc. 

May 30—$600 appropriation for Eastern Branch market 
house. 

Oct. 3—Curbing and paved footways for M st. south from 7th 
to nth st. east; also for 9th st. from M to Georgia ave; 
$3 tax, etc. 

1845 

Apr. 17—Act authorizing carriage ways to be paved when¬ 
ever a majority of property owners so request, cost to be 
assessed against abutting property. 

May 29—Curbing and paved footways on 8th st. s. e., be¬ 
tween I st. and Georgia ave.; $3 per foot tax levied, etc. 

Aug. 14—$70 appropriated to convey water from reservoir 
to Eastern Branch market house. 

Oct. 10—$500 advanced to Commissioner of Public Build¬ 
ings until an appropriation can be made by Congress to 
complete the grading and graveling of Pennsylvania ave. 
s. e. from 8th to nth st. e., and E st. from nth st. to the 
Congressional burial ground. 

1846 

Jan. 9—$25.75 appropriated to pay Pringle Stright for mak¬ 
ing the necessary platform, etc., at the east front of the 


4<5 


1846 

Capitol for the funeral solemnities in honor of the memory 
of the late ex^resident Andrew Jackson. 

Feb. 16—Act dividing the city into seven wards, placing 
parts of the 3d, 4th and 5th wards, and all of the 6th ward, 
in East Washington. (Note: this act was slightly amended 
April 22,1846, since which date the same boundaries were 
maintained until May 20th, 1856. 

Sept. 16—Curbing and footways ordered on I st. s. e., bet. 
7th and 8th sts., in square 904; tax levy of $3 per foot. 

1847 

April 14—Curbing and paved footways ordered on Pennsyl¬ 
vania ave. s. e., from 1st to 4th sts. east; tax $3, etc. 

July 31—Report of public schools in the four districts. En¬ 
rolled pupils 546. (364 free and 182 pay.) 

Nov. 11—Curbing and paved footways ordered on 6th st. 
s. e., from Pennsylvania ave. to G st. south; tax $3, etc. 

Nov. 30—Act authorizing the Vestry of Washington Parish 
to enclose certain streets in Congressional Burial Grounds. 

1849 

July 24—Curbing and paved footways ordered for square 
903 ; tax assessed of $3 per front foot, etc. 

1850 

Feb. 7—^25 appropriated for gravel footwalks on East Cap¬ 
itol st. from 4th to 6th. 

Oct. 16—Curbing and paved footways on 2d st. e. from B to 
C ; tax of #3, etc. 

1851 

Feb. 4—Petition of Corporation to Congress, asking for an 
appropriation to rebuild Columbian Engine house, that it 
shall be fireproof, etc. 

Nov. 14—$600 appropriated to buy a lot and erect a watch- 
house for East Washington. 


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1852 

May 31—Curbing and paved footways ordered for 7th st. 

s. e. from Pennsylvania ave. to I st. s. e.; $3 tax, etc. 
*853 

May 20—Curbing and paved footways ordered on M st. s. e. 
between 10th and nth sts.; tax $3 per foot, etc. 

June 3—Memorial to Congress, requesting that East Capitol 
st. be graded from 1st st. to Boundary st. (15th st. ?) 

Aug. 16—Curbing and paved footways ordered on 4th st. 
east from Pennsylvania ave. to K st. s. e.; $3 tax, etc. 

Aug. 19—Curbing and paved footways ordered on L st. south 
from 3d to 7th st. east; tax $3, etc. 

1854 

April 6—Curbing and paved footways ordered on 7th st. s. 
e. from C to L st.; $3 tax, etc. 

May 18—Act providing for the numbering of all buildings 
in the city. 

Oct. 9—Act prohibiting tippling houses and to suppress the 
sale by the small, less than a pint, of spirituous and intox¬ 
icating liquors, including beer and cider, etc., to go into 
effect Nov. i, 1854. (Note: This was the first prohibitory 
law, forbidding the sale by the drink, in the District of 
Columbia.) 

Nov. 3—$5° appropriated for gravel footways on Pennsylva¬ 
nia ave. s. e. between 6th and 7th sts. 

*854 

Dec. 28—Act changing the 50-foot alley in Square 732 into 
a street, to be known as Carroll street. 

*855 

Apr. 28—$100 appropriated to repair the brick arch on K 
st. s. e. between 14th and 15th sts. 

Dec. 28—Act authorizing James Barnes to remove the pub¬ 
lic hay scale from 2d st. and Maryland ave. n. e. to the 
intersection of Massachussets and Maryland aves. n. e. 


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1856 

May 20—Act rearranging the boundary lines of the 7 wards 
(which were adhered to until Aug. 23d, 1871). 

Dec. 18—Resolutions requesting Congress to grade and 
pave Pennsylvania ave. s. e. from the Capitol to the 
Eastern Branch. 

1858 

May 27—Act authorizing the enclosure of certain streets by 
the Congressional Burial Ground, etc. 

1859 

Feb. 25—Resolutions protesting to Congress against granting 
any additional privileges to the B. & O. R. R. Co., inas¬ 
much as said company has failed to pay its taxes for many 
years, etc. 

1861 

July 27—Act prohibiting bathing in the Eastern Branch, ex¬ 
cept east of 15th st. east, bet. 6 A. M. and 8 P. M. 

Dec. 21—Memorial to Congress requesting that power may 
be granted to this Corporation to construct and run street 
railroads on such streets and avenues in this city as will 
suit public convenience, etc. 

1862 

June 30—Act granting use of public school building in 
square 846, E st. s. e., to Christ Church, for the time that 
Christ Church may be occupied as a Government hospital. 

1863 

June 5—Act assessing cost of paving carriageways on abut¬ 
ting lots, whenever more than half of the owners request 
such paving. 

1864 

May 30—$30,000 appropriated for the erection of a market 
house at the intersection of South Carolina ave. east, 4th 
and 6th sts. s. e., and to subdivide and sell the lots 
occupied by the Eastern Branch market house, on Reser¬ 
vations 15 and 16. 


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1867 

Jan. 17—Act permitting the B. & O. R. R. to enter the city 
at the northwest corner of square 710, thence along 1st 
st. east to the tracks of the Washington branch, and to 
maintain two tracks, etc.; included in the regulations is 
the clause, “ That whenever a street be paved, the com¬ 
pany must pave within its tracks and two feet beyond,” 
etc. 

1869 

Nov. 29—Act to renumber the houses and buildings in 
Washington City (the present system). 

1870 

March 19—Memorial petitioning Congress to remove the B. 
& O. R. R. depot to some point nearer the limits of the 
city, as the company disregards all the laws, etc. 

April 12—Act designating the space formed by the intersec¬ 
tion of C street north and Maryland and Massachusetts 
avenues, from 4th to 6th stieets, “ Stanton Place.” 

May 30—Resolutions granting permission to the B. & P. R. 
R. Co. to construct their line to the city, and designating 
their route' by streets, etc. 

1871 

Mar. 9—Act authorizing the B. & P. R. Co. to erect a depot 
at s. w. corner of 6th and B n. w. (present site.) 

May 31—Both Boards of City Council adjourned sine die. 


So 


THE 

EAST WASHINGTON CITIZENS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 

was formed more than twenty years ago by public-spirited 
citizens of the Eastern half of the city, for the purpose of 
advancing the material interests of that portion of the city 
of Washington and the District of Columbia lying east of 
the meridian line of the Capitol. 

CAPITOL HILL, 

the favored spot within the Federal District selected by the 
founders of the metropolis, by reason of its location, its 
beauty and its commanding position, as the site of the Capi¬ 
tol buildings of a great republic, has ever possessed attrac¬ 
tions which no other section of the District, however stimu¬ 
lated by the efforts of energetic men or the lavish expenditure 
of money, could overshadow. 

Here the fathers of the city contemplated that the nucleus 
of the coming capital would speedily be built. Here they 
paved the first streets, laid the first brick sidewalks, estab¬ 
lished the first bank, and erected the first market house. 
Here in fact the city took root in all the essentials necessary 
to the growth and development of a great community. 

The residents of the Capitol end of the city of Washing¬ 
ton have ever entertained a laudable pride in its prominence in 
the early history of the city, in the commanding position of 
its great plateau, in its healthfulness, and its desirability for 
residential purposes. 

When, after the changes wrought by the war, capital and 
enterprise came striding into our city to enlarge and improve, 


5i 


build and beautify it, but leaning towards its western borders, 
and even the nurturing wave of Governmental care and ap¬ 
propriations seemed to be receding from the eastern half, its 
citizens and property owners, first by individual effort, and 
then, learning wisdom by experience, by their united strength, 
sought to recall the paternal care of the Government, attract 
the attention of the stranger, inspire its own citizens, and 
improve and develop fairly with other portions of the city 
its superior advantages. 

Then and for these purposes was formed the East Wash¬ 
ington Citizens’ Association; and during the score of years 
of its existence, its members and its committees have ever 
been at the front and participating sturdily in all substantial 
efforts made before Congress, its committees, and the local 
government, to secure justice and benefits to Eastern Wash¬ 
ington. 

It has advocated the opening and paving of streets, ex¬ 
tending water and sewer service, enlarging and improving 
the system of lighting, the building of school houses, the 
adornment of parks and public spaces, the creation of new 
lines of railroad and public conveyances under suitable re¬ 
strictions, the increase of postal facilities, the building of 
bridges, and all public improvements for the general good. 

It has sought to secure the equalization of the valuation of 
real estate throughout the city, and to obtain for each and ev¬ 
ery section a fair and just apportionment of all revenues and 
appropriations. 

It has aided materially in obtaining annually increasing 
street improvements and in procuring a better class of pave¬ 
ments ; and a substantial monument to the success of its ef¬ 
forts is seen in the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge, erected at 
a cost of $170,000, the construction of which received its first 
impetus in the hall of the Association, and whose members 
raised the means to make the necessary survey which made 


its construction possible, and concerning which Chairman 
Rowell, of the House District Committee, said of the citi¬ 
zens of East Washington : 


“ They were earnest, in season and out of season, in pushing the 
enterprise; and by their earnestness and intelligent push they have 
accomplished the work." 

The necessity and benefits of such an organization have 
been recognized by the District Commissioners, one of 
whom on a late historic occasion spoke in terms of apprecia¬ 
tion 

“ Of the well-directed and persistent efforts of men who know, and 
have the public spirit to assert, what is for the benefit of the entire 
District, and also the intelligence to represent, and the courage to de¬ 
mand, a proportionate and proper share of attention from their legisla¬ 
tors to their immediate section." 

And again, from a prominent Member of Congress, to 
whose labors in the District Committee the city owes much, 
the following words of encouragement and support are pre¬ 
served in the archives of the Association : 

“ Let me say that Congress is ready at all times to hear what the 
people have to say, and to heed intelligent demands. Coming from 
all sections, we cannot, in the nature of things, know all the wants of 
the people here, and must rely on the organized efforts of those who 
have the interests of each locality at heart. If all the people could 
know just how much has been accomplished by such organized work, 
they would hold up the hands of those who have labored in their be¬ 
half." 

The East Washington Citizens’ Association, formed for 
the purposes herein declared, proud of its twenty years* 
history and accomplishments, encouraged by the kindly re¬ 
cognition of those who control the affairs of the District, 
confident of its stability and permanence, and conscious of 
its increasing strength and of its ability to-accomplish more 
in the future than in the past, invites to its membership all 
who have property interests in Eastern Washington, and 
their co-operation in its labors till the “ City of the Hill” has 
become a city indeed in all that contributes to the comforts 
or conveniences of an enterprising people, that insures 


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health and delights the eye, till industries ply all along em¬ 
bankments raised upon the borders of the channel of the 
Anacostia, and the beautiful hills and dales beyond and 
around are graced with all the embellishments of favorite sub¬ 
urbs of the Capital City of the United States. 


CONSTITUTION 


OF THE 

EAST WASHINGTON CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION, 


I.—Name. 

This Association of resident tax-payers of East Washing¬ 
ton shall be known as the East Washington Citizens’ Asso¬ 
ciation. 

II.— Objects. 

Its objects are the fostering and advancing of all material 
interests in that part of the city and county of Washington 
lying east of a line drawn due north and south through the 
center of the dome of the National Capitol. 

III. — Membership. 

Any reputable citizen or tax payer of East Washington 
becomes a member of this Association upon payment of ad¬ 
mission fee and subscribing to this Constitution. 

IV. — Organization. 

Its officers shall comprise a President, a Secretary, and a 
Treasurer, whose duties shall be such as ordinarily pertain 
to such officers. 

V.— Executive Committee. 

There shall be an Executive Committee, comprising the 
President, Secretary and Treasurer ex-officio , and two other 
members to be elected by the Association. 



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VI.— Quorum. 

A quorum shall consist of not less than ten members. 
VII.— Fees. 

The admission fee for membership shall be fifty (50) cents, 
to be paid upon signing this Constitution. No further fees 
shall be at any time demanded; but voluntary offerings for 
special purposes may be solicited and received by the Treas¬ 
urer when specifically authorized at any meeting of the As¬ 
sociation. 

VIII.— Election of Officers. 

The annual election of officers and of two members of the 
Executive Committee shall be held at the regular meeting in 
October of each year. 

IX. —Regular Meetings. 

Regular meetings shall be held on the first Thursday of 
each month. 

X.— Special Meetings. 

Special meetings shall be called by the President whenever 
a majority of the Executive Committee, or ten other mem¬ 
bers of the Association, request it in writing, or whenever in 
his own judgment the interests of the Association require it. 

XI.— Amendment of Constitution. 

This Constitution shall be amended only upon the present¬ 
ation of the proposed amendment in writing at a meeting 
at least one month prior to action by the Association thereon, 
and then only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
members thereof present at the meeting taking such action. 


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RULES. 

Rule i. Reports of committees shall, when practicable 
and advisable, be in writing, and be preserved by the Asso¬ 
ciation ; and the chairman of each committee is requested to 
keep a docket of all matters referred to the committee and 
of the action thereon. 

Rule 2. All propositions for action by the Association 
upon matters of public interest shall be submitted in writing, 
and, after explanation, referred to appropriate committees, 
which shall report thereon as promptly as practicable. 

Rule 3. Either of the foregoing Rules may be suspended 
for a specific purpose by a two-thirds vote at any meeting. 


ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

1st. Reading of minutes. 

2d. Reports of committees, in the following order: 

a. Executive Committee. 

b. Other committees, in the order of their organi¬ 
zation. 

3d. Unfinished business. 

4th. New business, beginning with communications. 




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OFFICERS—1891, ’92. 

President , J. W. Babson, io6 Eleventh st. s. e. 
Secretary , A. F. Sperry, 321 Delaware ave. n. e. 
Treasurer , M. I. Weller, 400 Penna. ave. s', e. 


COMMITTEES. 

Executive Committee. 

J. W. Babson, ex officio. 

A. F. Sperry, “ “ 

M. I. Weller, “ “ 

Marshall W. Wines, 907 C st. n. e. 

W. W. Danenhower, n.w. cor. Sixth and S. C. ave. s. e. 


Committee on Railroads. 


Marshall W. Wines, Chairtn n ..907 C street, Northeast. 


Henry Sherwood .1017 East Capitol street. 

H. P. Godwin .400 A street, Southeast. 

M. I. Weller ...400 Pennsylvania ave., Southeast. 

J. W. Parrish, .217 A street. Southeast. 


Committee on Streets, Avenues and Alleys. 


F. A. Lehmann, Chairman 

M. I. Weller.. . 

Thos. W. Smith,. 

W. W. Danenhower. 

Adam Gaddis. 

S. H. Walker.. 

W. H. Collins. 

Marshall W. Wines. 

A. F. Sperry. 


.1350 Pennsylvania ave., Southeast. 
.400 Pennsylvania ave.. Southeast. 
616 East Capitol street. 

Cor. Sixth St. and S. C. ave., S. E. 
.225 A street, Southeast. 

420 B street. Northeast. 

125 Tenth street, Northeast. 

907 C street, Northeast. 

,321 Delaware avenue, Northeast. 


Committee on Water, Light and Sewers. 


Alfred G. Bliss, Chairman . 921 East Capitol street. 

Loring Ch appel. .822 H street, Northeast. 

Chas. A. Shields . .116 Fifth street, Northeast. 

Richard Rothwell .129 Ninth street, Northeast. 

B. F. Guy ..204 A street, Southeast. 

John M. Shomo.309 A street, Southeast. 

A. D. Cheseldine .218 I street, Southeast. 


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Committee on Assessments and Apportionment of 
Appropriations. 

M. I. Weller, Chair mart . 400 Pennsylvania ave,, Southeast. 

Thos. W. Smith . 616 East Capitol street. 

Gen. Duncan S. Walker .202 A street Southeast. 

H. L. West .134 C street Northeast. V 3 

Dr. W. B. French .800 A street, Southeast. 

A. F. Sperry.321 Delaware avenue, Northeast. 

Henry L. Bryan .604 East Capitol street. 


Committee on Public Parks and Spaces. 


J. W. Brown, Chairman, 

A. M. Bliss. 

Geo. F. Harbin. 

Dr. J. E. Carpenter. 

A. N. Meeker. 


.220 A street, Southeast. 

The Arlington. 

319 Pennsylvania ave., Southeast. 
,623 N. C. avenue, Southeast. 

207 Third street. Southeast. 


Committee on Schools. 


J. W. Whelpley, Chairman 

A. F. Stuart. 

V. B. Edwards. 

Dr. W. W. Hubbell. 

Dr. J. Lee Adams. 


800 East Capitol street.* 

16 Fourth Street Southeast. 

109 Eleventh street, Southeast 
126 Carroll street, Southeast. 
600 N. C. avenue, Southeast. 


Committee to Draft Proposed Legislation. 


O. B. Hallam, Chairman 

S. C. Clarke. 

C. F. Benjamin. 

W. C. Dodge. 

Appleton P. Clark. 


.504 C street, Southeast. 

.501 Stanton Place, Northeast. 
95 Corcoran Building. 

116 B street, Northeast. 

.119 Sixth street, Northeast. 
























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LIST OF MEMBERS , DEC. 31, 1891. 

A 


Adams, Dr. J. Lee.600 N C. avenue. Southeast. 

Adams, John.114 Eleventh street, Southeast. 

Addis, Wellford.635 A street, Southeast. 

Anderson, Jerome.729 Tenth street. Northeast.J 

Anderson, Victor.2017 G street, Northwest. 

Arnold, Eugene F.221 D street, Southeast. 

Aukam, F. G.608 F street. Northwest. 

B 

Babson, J. W.106 Eleventh street. Southeast. 

Baldwin, Wm. B.National Capitol Bank. 

Barnes, Geo. W.103 Fourth street, Southeast. 

Barstow, W. H.712 East Capitol street. 

Barton, W. H.336 B street, Northeast. 

Bayne, Dr. J. W.116 Second street, Southeast. 

Benjamin, Charles F.95 Corcoran Building. 

Berry, James. .607 S C. avenue, Southeast. 

Bieber, Samuel.630 G street, Southeast. 

Blaine, Robert G.133 C strett, Southeast. 

Blair, Robert W.647 H street, Northeast. 

Bliss, A. G.921 Eist Capitol street. 

Bliss, Archibald M.Arlington Hotel. 

Boehmer, George H.1022 Pa. avenue. Southeast. 

Bohn, Aug.1400 Maryland avenue, Northeast 

Bohannon, \V. H.523 Fourth street. Southeast. 

Boswell, A. T.1004 Fourth street, Southeast. 

Boyd, C. C. 9 Tenth street, Southeast. 

Bradbury, Robert F.Twining City, D. C. 

Bremmer, J. H.908 East Capitol street. 

Bride, C. T.304 Penna. avenue, Southeast. 

Briggs, Mrs. Emily E.S. C. ave., bet. 6th & 7th Sts., S. E 

Bright, Henry J.321 Second Street, Southeast. 

Brown, John 1 .715 Mass, avenue. Northeast. 

Brown, J. W.220 A street. Southeast. 

Brown, Lucius K.134 C street, Southeast. 

Bryan, Henry L.604 East Capitol street. 

Buckingham, F. M.605 N. C. avenue. Southeast. 

Burgdorf, Aug.316 Penna. avenue. Northwest. 

Buscher, J. H.Cor. 12th and E Sts., Northeast. 

c 

Carpenter, Dr. J. E.623 N. C. avenue. Southeast. 

Carr, Solomon.1016 Florida avenue, Northeast. 

Carrico, VV. H.919 Mass, avenue, Northeast. 

Carry, Albert.Cor. 14th and D Sts., Southeast. 

Castell, Edward.10 Seventh street, Northeast. 

Cavanaugh, L..27 Sixth street, Northeast. 













































6o 


Chappel, Loring.... 
Cheseldine, A. D... 
Chew, Dr. Thos. I. 

Church, R. A. 

Clark, Appleton P 

Clark, James M. 

Clarke, John A. 

Clarke, Silas C.. 

•Cogan, W. J. 

Collins, Win. H. 

Colonna, B. A. 

‘Cooksey, John. 

Copeland, M. G.... 

Coppes, A. B. 

Cragin, Aaron H.... 

Craven, D. F. 

Curriden, Sam’l W. 
Curtis, Andrew J... 


Danenhower, Wm. W. 

Darr, Chas. W. 

Dawson, Geo. Francis 
DeLand, Theodore L.. 

Dellwig, L. A. 

Dent, A. Barbour. 

Dickinson, T. C . 

Dieterich, Fred. G. 

Dodge, W. C. 

Donaldson, A. J. 

Donnelly, Owen. 

Donohoe, John F. 

Duffy, O. E.... 

Dugan, John. 

Dumont, Neil. 

Dunn, R. W. 

Dunn, W. G. 


Eager, Mrs. Lizzie L 

Earnshaw, B. B. 

Earnshaw, John T.... 

Earnshaw, R. J. 

Edwards, V. B.. . 

Elliot, Charles A...... 

Ellis, Dornin. 

Emmert, Geo. 

Entwisle, Chas. 


Farnham, E. D. 

Fisher, Abraham. 

Fitch, S. A. 

Fitzpatrick, James N 
Frank, Ferd. 


..822 H street, Northeast. 

..218 I street, Southeast. 

..226 East Capitol street. 

..626 N. C. avenue, Southeast. 

,.i 19 Sixth street, Northeast. 

..915 East Capitol street. 

..408 A street, Northeast. 

..501 Stanton Place, Northeast. 

../i7 Third street, Southeast. 

..125 Tenth street. Northeast. 

..138 B street, Southeast. 

..239 Ninth street. Southeast. 

..507 C street. Southeast. 

..57 I street, Northwest. 

..914 F street, Northwest. 

..636 S. C. avenue, Southeast. 

..34 B street, Northeast. 
..Bennings, D. C. 

D 

..Cor. S. C. ave. and 6th St., S. E. 
. 719 N. C. avenue, Southeast. 
..227 A street, Southeast. 

..1912 Larch street, Northwest. 
..165 Mass, avenue, Northeast. 
..906 A street, Southeast. 

..1339 F street, Northwest. 

. .904 A street, Southeast. 

..116 B street. Northeast. 

..1132 Sixth street, Northeast. 

..308 Penna. avenue, Southeast. 
..415 N. J. avenue, Southeast. 

..607 Seventh street, Northwest. 
..645 E street, Southeast. 

..632 D street. Southeast. 

•■5°3 G street, Southeast. 

..727 Tenth street. Southeast. 

E 

.104 Eleventh street, Southeast. 
..723 Twelfth street, Southeast. 
..536 Eighth street, Southeast 
..604 N. C. avenue, Southeast. 
..109 Eleventh street, Southeast. 
..224 N. J. avenue, Southeast. 

..231 A street. Southeast. 

..10 Eastern Market. 

..Anacostia, D. C. 

F 

. 700 Tenth street, Southeast. 

••535 Seventh street, Southeast. 

. 221 Penna avenue, Southeast. 
..137 C street, Southeast. 

..115 Fourth street. Southeast. 



















































6 i 


Fraser, Frank.124 Tenth street, Southeast, 

French, George K.121 Maryland avenue, Northeast* 

French, Edmund F.49 B street, Southeast. 

French, Dr. Wm. B..800 A street, Southeast. 

Friedrich, Dr. L. L.329 East Capitol street. 

• 

G 

Gaddis, A.225 A street, Southeast. 

Gaddis, George H. .712 A street, Southeast. 

Gaddis, Lemuel.19 Ninth street. Southeast, 

Garden, Peter C....633 E street, Southeast. 

Gardner, Thomas H. .1518 Gales street, Northeast. 

Gessford, Charles.661 S. C. avenue, Southeast. 

Getz, Henry F.634 Tenth street. Northeast. 

Giddings, A. W.721 Twelfth street, Northeast. 

Gillam, Frank.:.619 N. C. avenue, Southeast. 

Girouard, A.115 Tenth street, Northeast. 

Godwin, Harry P.400 A street, Southeast. 

Grant, Robert E.621 N. C. avenue, Southeast. 

Gray, E. N.600 A street, Northeast. 

Gray, George H.Anacostia, D. C. 

Gray, Thomas.Anacostia, D. C. 

Green, Joshua J.911 Seventh street, Southeast, 

Green, George A.324 Pa. avenue, Southeast. 

Green, R. M...416 C street, Southeast. 

Gulick, George F.243 First street, Southeast. 

Gunnell, W. T.501.C street. Southeast. 

Guy, B. F..204 A street, Southeast. 

Guy, B. W. .1020 G street, Southeast. 

H 

Hallam, O. B.504 C street, Southeast. 

Hannan, E. J. 517 Eleventh street, Northwest, 

Harbin, George F„ .319 Pa. avenue, Southeast. 

Harvey, Wilson.721 Tenth street, Northeast. 

Havener, Charles T.128 E street, Northwest. 

Hazen, Dr. W. P. C.511 East Capitol street. 

Hendley, William.814 A street, Southeast. 

Herrell, John E...National Capitol Bank. 

Hogan, Mrs. M. H.618 Tenth street, Northeast. 

Holland, Felix C.112 Fifth street, Northeast. 

Hood, James F.Room 56 Pacific Building. 

Hubbell, Dr. W. W.126 Carroll street, Southeast. 

Hutchinson, James E.904 Pa. avenue, Southeast. 

J 

Jeffords, Tracy L.620 Tenth street, Northeast. 

Johnson, Carl A.637 Maryland avenue, Northeast. 

Jones, D. F.637 B street, Northeast. 

K 

Kalbfus, Charles H.Glenn Dale, Md. 

Kaufmann, Joseph C.1205 H street, Northeast. 

Kaufmann, M.901 Eighth street, Southeast. 

Keleher, T. D.409 A street, Southeast. 

















































62 


Kent, Wm. T.625 East Capitol street. 

Kessler, Z. W.913 C street, Northeast. 

Kirby, Samuel L.5^9 C street, Southeast. 

L 

Landvoigt, D. W.510 L street, Northeast. 

Lehmann, F. A..1350 Pa avenue, Southeast. 

Lindenkohl, A.19 Fourth street, Northeast. 

Linger, H. A.Anacostia, D. C. 

Lockwood, P. J.. Seventh street. Southeast. 

Longley, J. W.520 Tenth street, Northeast. 

M 

Maginnis, Wm. H.1007 Third street, Southeast. 

Mahoney, John R.207 Second street, Southeast. 

Maloney, P.644 B street, Southeast. 

Marche, Thomas B.509 A street. Southeast. 

Marche, Wm. B.209 Third street. Southeast. 

Mayer, Theodore J.214 B street, Southeast. 

Mayse, Wm.516 Ninth street, Northwest. 

McCauley, H. C.220 B street. Southeast. 

McCormick, D.100 M street, Southeast. 

McCormick, M.227 Penna. avenue, Southeast. 

McKee, Geo. W.503 Twelfth street, Southeast. 

McKeever, D. P.210 Sixth street, Southeast. 

McKim, Dr. S. A. H.25 Fifth street. Southeast. 

McMenamin, D.327 A street. Southeast. 

Meads, C. C.101 Fourth street, Northeast. 

Meeker, A. N.207 Third street, Southeast. 

Malian, Dr. Thos. H.117 B street, Southeast. 

Michael, W. H.11 Second street. Northeast. 

Miller, John B.1106 Eighth street, Southeast. 

Minnix, J. N.Anacostia, D. C. 

Monroe, C R.518 E street, Southeast. 

Morgan, Frank P...616 Penna. avenue, Southeast. 

Mueller, Jacob....1300 E street, Southeast. 

N 

.413 Eighth street, Southeast. 
.1009 N. C. avenue. Southeast. 
.Anacostia, D. C. 

.701 I street, Southeast. 

.207 K street. Southeast. 

.409 Fourth street, Southeast. 

o 


Oberly, John H.629 Maryland avenue, Northeast. 

Obold, F. S.9 Fourth street, Northeast. 

O’Brien, S. E.1304 Penna. ave., Southeast. 

O’Donnell, J. H.200 Fourth street, Southeast. 

O’Neill, Charles W.18th street, corner of E, Southeast. 

O’Neill, John F.514 Eleventh street, Southeast. 

Otterbach, P. B.. Eleventh street, Southeast. 

Oyster, George M.210 East Capitol street. 

Oyster, Wm. D.612 East Capitol street. 


Nachman, David. 

Nass, John. 

Naylor, Henry. 

Nelson, Chas. E.. 

Nottingham, J. R. 

Noyes, Isaac P. 

















































63 


Palmer, Phillip C. 

Parkinson, Caleb. 

Parkman, Charles B. 

Parsons, Francis H. 

Parsons, John W. 

Parrish, J. W.. 

Pattee, E. J. 

Peters, Eugene. 

Plant, James. 

Pyles, John T. D. 


Queen, B. French 


Repetti, F. F. 

Repetti, George R. 

Repetti, Joseph A. 

Rice, Mrs. J. W. 

Richards, Alfred. 

Richards, James H. 

Roberts, Charles E. 

Roberts, Dr. W. E. 

Rockwood, G. 

Rothwell, Richard. 

Rothwell, William. 

Ruffin, R. D. 

Ryan, John A. 


P 

.317 Ninth street, Southeast. 

.644 Tenth street, Southeast. 

.122 Eleventh street, Southeast. 

.210 First street, Southeast. 

.410 New Jersey avenue, Southeast. 

.2x7 A street, Southeast. 

.125 Eleventh street, Southeast. 

.614 East Capitol street. 

.1000 B street. Southeast. 

.414 Fourth street, Southeast. 

Q 

. v ....ii5 C street, Southeast. 

R 

..149 B street. Southeast. 

.1312 Third street, Southeast. 

.317 Pa. avenue. Southeast. 

.642 Tenth street. Northeast. 

.1123 New Jersey avenue, Southeast. 

.1115 New Jersey avenue, Southeast. 

..622 Tenth street. Northeast. 

.715 G street. Southeast. 

.102 Tenth street, Southeast. 

..129 Ninth street, Northeast. 

..119 Tenth street, Northeast. 

.605 Tenth street, Northeast. 

.214 Fourth street, Southeast. 


s 

Schley, W. M.209 Ninth street, Southeast. 

Schott, Chas. A.212 First street, Southeast. 

Shaw, A. C..325 First street, Southeast. 

Shelton, John H.1310 E street. Southeast. 

Sherwood, Henry.1017 East Capitol street. 

Shields, Chas. A..,...116 Fifth street, Northeast. 

Shomo, John M.309 A street, Southeast. 

Simpson, Henry K.324 B street, Southeast. 

Slater, J. G.319 B street. Southeast. 

Smith, Jay B.1020 Maryland avenue, Northeast. 

Smith, R E.340 Sixth street, Southeast. 

Smith, Thos. W.616 East Capitol street. 

Smith, Wm.326 Penna avenue, Southeast. 

Sommer, E. J.330 A street. Northeast. 

Sperry, A. F.321 Delaware avenue, Northeast. 

Sprague, Frank H.112 Eleventh street, Southeast. 

Stewart, Thos. W.421 Third street. Northeast. 

Stockett, James M.1006 Mass, avenue. Northeast. 

Stuart, A. T.16 Fourth street, Southeast. 

Stidham, Geo. K .too Tenth street, Southeast. 

Stocking, E. B.611 F street, Northwest. 

Stotler, H. S.639 Mass, avenue, Northeast. 
























































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T 


Tait, James A.16 Second street, Southeast. 

Talbert, Geo. W.1219 Eleventh street, Southeast. 

Talbert, Thos. R.1221 Eleventh street. Southeast. 

Talcott, A. B.1339 E street, Southeast. 

Thompson, Duncan.210 A street, Northeast. 


w 

207*4 Penna. avenue, Southeast. 

.202 A street, Southeast. 

420 B street. Northeast. vX 

iioi Third street, Southeast. 

223 Penna. avenue, Southeast. 

613 F street, Northwest. 

751 Eighth street, Southeast. 

400 Penna. avenue. Southeast. 

134 C street. Northeast. 

221 First street. Southeast. 

124 East Capitol street. 

800 East Capitol street. 

47 D street, Southeast. 

507 Second street, Northeast. 

1316 Third street. Southeast. 

1316 Third street, Southeast. 

907 C street. Northeast. 

.407 East Capitol street. 

220 Second street, Southeast. 

925 Fourth street, Southeast. 

1006 Mass, avenue, Northeast. 

Y 

York, Ed. S.509 East Capitol street. 

Young, Thomas E.204 E street, Northwest. 

z 

Zurhorst, George P.205 Third street, Southeast. 


Wagner, William. 

Walker, Gen. Duncan S 

Walker, Sam'l H. 

Walsh, James F. 

Waltemeyer, Joseph. 

Walter, John H. 

Weller, Frank P. 

Weller, M. I. 

West, Henry L.. 

Wheatley, Wm. G. 

Wheeler, Woodbury. 

Whelpley, J. W. 

Whitney, A. C. 

Williams, Frank L. 

Williams, George F. 

Williams, Joseph Z. 

Wines, Marshall W. 

Wood, Court F. 

Wood, L. A. 

Worthington, Charles. 

Wright, W. E. 































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public, and citizens generally are cordially 
invited to attend. No dues, and no collec¬ 
tions. 

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